Hismar, a hull-cleaning robot developed at the United Kingdom's Newcastle University, could save the shipping industry from excess drag, fuel consumption, and pollution. In a software-driven world, it ...

TOKYO -- A Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. container ship that had been detained in the Persian Gulf and sustained hull damage from an unidentified cause ha･･･ ...

While owners have long recognized the link between clean hulls and lower fuel costs, lack of reliable data has slowed investments in optimizing hull performance. But with improved sensor technologies ...

A fire broke out on a cargo ship in Hull with city centre residents claiming to have been evacuated. The vessel was ablaze at the city's Albert Dock. It broke out on Friday morning (June 27) and sent ...

The U.K. Ministry of Defense (MOD) has been studying the use of the trimaran hullform for its Future Surface Combatant. As part of its research and risk reduction process an ocean going demonstrator ...

When a ship sails through the sea, barnacles, mussels, algae, and other organisms stick to the hull of the vessel. This process is called biofouling – and it’s a big problem for the shipping industry.

How do you stop marine organisms from colonizing a tanker? Creative answers are needed to solve this problem, such as from the field of chemistry. What does a tanker care if barnacles colonize it?

You might not think that keeping a boat hull smooth in the water has anything in common with keeping a scalpel clean for surgery, but there it does: in both cases you’re trying to prevent nature — ...

These are words used by officials and the media regarding the New Zealand government's decision to interrupt at least eight cruise ships trying to sail the country's waters this season. Several of ...

The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Greenville (SSN 772) prepares to moor alongside the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), Dec. 9, 2018, near Puerto Princessa, Philippines. Emory S.